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heathers
tina laxton
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Can any one tell me if you cut a heather that has grown for over 15 years hard back into bare wood will it sprout again? we had a very big hebe that had died and its left the heathers with big bare patches.thanks in advance.
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thanks Verdun I thought this might be the case but it seems such a pity as they were here before we bought the house and have preformed wonderfully over the years, and the bees love them.
As a Scot , I can only suggest you cut is as hard back as you like , and if it dies, count yourself lucky. I hate the stuff.
I have planted two new hebes which I hope will soon grow to cover the bare patches I cant bear to get rid of it as its so lovely when in flower and the bees love it. I have also planted some new heathers just in case it does need to come out. thank you for all your replies.
Verdun, for me , heathers come into the same field as: hanging baskets, rockeries and window boxes. For every good one you see, you see hundreds of hideous specimens
Lots of chuckling here
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.